25/10/2010

Loud Flash Exhibition at Haunch Of Venison:

Loud Flash: British Punk on Paper, a unique exhibition of posters from the mid to late 1970s curated by the artist, and designer Toby Mott.

More than any movement before or since, punk was defined by the poster. Excluded from TV and radio, struggling to be heard in the mainstream press, posters provided an effective and virtually free means for bands to reach the public. Mott’s collection, which also incorporates fanzines, flyers and other ephemera, delivers a gripping snapshot of the Britain of that time, a country rife with divisions which was slowly awakening to the reality of its reduced status in the post-war world.